ArticleMaternal & child nutrition2015
Experiences of baby-led weaning: trust, control and renegotiation.
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20 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 73 citations in OpenAlex.
- Parental engagement with complementary feeding information in the United Kingdom: A qualitative evidence synthesis.Maternal & child nutrition · 2023Pooled it
- Parental considerations during complementary feeding in higher income countries: a systematic review of qualitative evidence.Public health nutrition · 2021Pooled it
- Adherence to different complementary feeding methods in the first year of life: A randomized clinical trial.PloS one · 2023Trial
- Adherence to different methods for introducing complementary food to 7-month-old babies: a randomized clinical trial.Revista paulista de pediatria : orgao oficial da Sociedade de Pediatria de Sao Paulo · 2022Trial
- Impact of a Modified Version of Baby-Led Weaning on Infant Food and Nutrient Intakes: The BLISS Randomized Controlled Trial.Nutrients · 2018Trial
- Effect of a Baby-Led Approach to Complementary Feeding on Infant Growth and Overweight: A Randomized Clinical Trial.JAMA pediatrics · 2017Trial
- Baby-Led Introduction to SolidS (BLISS) study: a randomised controlled trial of a baby-led approach to complementary feeding.BMC pediatrics · 2015Trial
- Maternal anxiety during solid food introduction: insights from a comparative feeding practices study.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2025Article
- Essential elements for learning to eat: guidance to support families with infants and young children.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2025Review
- Complementary Feeding Methods: Associations with Feeding and Emotional Responsiveness.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Complementary Feeding Methods-A Review of the Benefits and Risks.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Review
- "Becoming an independent feeder": infant's transition in solid food introduction through baby-led weaning.BMC proceedings · 2020Article
- Parents' Perception of the Complementary Baby-Led Weaning Feeding Method: A Validation Study.Nursing reports (Pavia, Italy) · 2020Article
- Spoonfeeding is associated with increased infant weight but only amongst formula-fed infants.Maternal & child nutrition · 2020Article
- Barriers and enablers to Caregivers Responsive feeding Behaviour (CRiB): A mixed method systematic review protocol.HRB open research · 2020Article
- BABY-LED WEANING, AN OVERVIEW OF THE NEW APPROACH TO FOOD INTRODUCTION: INTEGRATIVE LITERATURE REVIEW.Revista paulista de pediatria : orgao oficial da Sociedade de Pediatria de Sao Paulo · 2020Review
- The association between baby care books that promote strict care routines and infant feeding, night-time care, and maternal-infant interactions.Maternal & child nutrition · 2019Article
- Baby-Led Weaning: The Evidence to Date.Current nutrition reports · 2017Review
- Experiences of baby-led weaning: trust, control and renegotiation.Maternal & child nutrition · 2015Article
- THE BABY-LED WEANING METHOD (BLW) IN THE CONTEXT OF COMPLEMENTARY FEEDING: A REVIEW.Revista paulista de pediatria : orgao oficial da Sociedade de Pediatria de Sao PauloReview
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Abstract
Baby-led weaning (BLW) is an approach to introducing solid foods that relies on the presence of self-feeding skills and is increasing in popularity in the UK and New Zealand. This study aimed to investigate the reported experiences and feelings of mothers using a BLW approach in order to better understand the experiences of the mother and infant, the benefits and challenges of the approach, and the beliefs that underpin these experiences. Fifteen UK mothers were interviewed over the course of a series of five emails using a semi-structured approach. The email transcripts were anonymised and analysed using thematic analysis. There were four main themes identified from the analysis: (1) trusting the child; (2) parental control and responsibility; (3) precious milk; and (4) renegotiating BLW. The themes identified reflect a range of ideals and pressures that this group of mothers tried to negotiate in order to provide their infants with a positive and healthy introduction to solid foods. One of the key issues of potential concern is the timing at which some of the children ingested complementary foods. Although complementary foods were made available to the infants at 6 months of age, in many cases they were not ingested until much later. These findings have potentially important implications for mother's decision-making, health professional policy and practice, and future research.
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